Bichaed hale lewis



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD HALE LEWIS, OF BBAMP'ION, ONTARIO, CANADA..

CARRIAGE-To P.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 302,146, dated July 15, 1884.

Application filed December 21, 1883. (No model.) Patented in Canada February 16, 1883, No. 16,304.

'o all whom it may concern.-

` and Province of Ontario, have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsinCarriage- Seats and Carriage-Tops, (for which I have received Letters Patent in Canada, No. 16,304., dated 16th day of February, 1883,) and I do declare that the following is a full, clear, andV exact description of the same.

My invention consists of connecting the rear end of the side rails of the seat to the back rail by an eye on the rear end of the side `rails screwing on the back rail, which rocks to elevate and lower the. carriage-top, the screwconnection admitting of the adjustment of the rails to lit the seat, and dispensing with posts to the seat to support the back: rails; also, in securing a seat on' a pivot-center, whereby it can be rotated for convenience when putting on the fabric and bringing any part ofthe top to receive the best light.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a carriage-seat having my invention applied. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the joint Q.

To the seat A are attached the side pieces,

` BB, by means of the braces C C. The end of the side pieces, B B, are bent outward and provided with bow-boltsD D, whereby the top braces are held.

F is the rock-bar, that is attached to the side rails,.B B, by means of a screw-thread to the threaded eye J. At either end of this bar is the square bearingsEE for the props Pl?, that connect with and operate the joint Q, which is a square joint that protrudes through to the inside of cover or top, and connects with props S S, by which means the joints back of and before the joint Q are thrown out simultaneously.

The back rails in carriage-seats have been heretofore j ournaled in ports fixed to the seat, held from. sidewise movement bya washer and key, which are inconvenient to the occupant and cumbersome in construction. To improvevthe construction, I form an eye, J, onl

the end of the side rails, and tap it on the interior with a screw-thread, and cut a corresponding screw-thread .on the back rail, and screw the side rails thereon before fixing them to the seat-irons. The screw-connection allows the siderails to be adjusted apart to suit the breadth ofthe top, thus allowing different tops to be used. The screw-thread inthe eyes and on the rock-bar prevents the, side movement spoken of and dispenses vwith keys. f The back rail is profvidedwith knobs K, having a shankwhich t in the rock-bar, and forming a button for fastening the curtain.

A box is secured to the iioor, and the seat is secured pivotally by al bolt, M, passing the box, where it is secured by a nut to allow the seat to be turned for convenience in fixing the fabric. I

Having thus fully described my invention,

by lever H, with the jointedvbraces P, B, and

S, joined to and operated by joint Q, all subthrough a slot in the bottom of the seat into Ywhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters stantially as and for the purpose set forth and described.

Ont., December 7, 1883. y

RICHARD HALE LEWIS. In presence of- W. R. LEwIs,

Mrs. HENRY BUENETT.

Brampton, 

